# Ward 5 Ward, Sanyati District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/sanyati/ward-5/ Ward · Sanyati District # Ward 5 Ward 5 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Sanyati District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **578.0 km²**. - 578km² ## Where is Ward 5? Ward 5 lies in [Sanyati District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/sanyati/), [Mashonaland West Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 10 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/sanyati/ward-1/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/sanyati/ward-12/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/mhondoro-ngezi/ward-16/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-24/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/sanyati/ward-3/), [Ward 33](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-33/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/sanyati/ward-4/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe/ward-6/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/sanyati/ward-6/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe/ward-7/). By area it is the 100th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 12.0% of [Sanyati District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/sanyati/). The centre of Ward 5 is about 181 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1987° S, 29.3855° E. Source: [Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT Central Statistics Office via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-zwe). ## Things to see in and around Ward 5 ### Nearby, outside Ward 5 - Mabura Guano Cave · cave, Ward 610 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Ward 5 - Time zoneUTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Harare - CurrencyZimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - Country calling code+263 - LanguagesEnglish, Shona, South Ndebele, North Ndebele - Plug typesType G · 220 V - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare183 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba194 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:21) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:33). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 5 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 5, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams. - Chemvuri - Marimari - Mazoe - Msorowa Paruka - Ngondoma - Nyachechene - Nyamatani - Nyamtani - Umsweswe ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Mara · 984 m - Chigwena · 916 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Ward 5 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sanyati District, the warmest month is Oct (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 720 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (179 mm) and the driest Aug (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 179 Feb 24 137 Mar 24 94 Apr 23 32 May 20 5 Jun 18 2 Jul 18 0 Aug 21 0 Sep 25 4 Oct 28 19 Nov 27 77 Dec 25 171 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 5 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sanyati Baptist Mission Hospital · Ward 11 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.95532&mlon=29.30716#map=17/-17.95532/29.30716) Petrol pump Empress Filling Station · Ward 6 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.44640&mlon=29.44561#map=17/-18.44640/29.44561) School Gwenya School · Ward 24 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.24777&mlon=29.32057#map=17/-18.24777/29.32057) College Rio Tinto Agricultural College · Ward 8 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.46851&mlon=29.43046#map=17/-18.46851/29.43046) Police station Samambwa Base · Ward 8 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.45957&mlon=29.43641#map=17/-18.45957/29.43641) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other wards in Sanyati District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 5?In Sanyati District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 5?Ward 1, Ward 12, Ward 16, Ward 24, Ward 3, Ward 33, Ward 4, Ward 6, Ward 6 and Ward 7 - What is there to see in Ward 5?Mabura Guano Cave - What time zone is Ward 5 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 5?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 5?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 5?Mara (984 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 5?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 5?Sanyati Baptist Mission Hospital, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 5?Empress Filling Station, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 5?ZW142805 (OCHA common operational dataset)